Breaking down the Bucs 3 greatest concerns this off-season

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers showed drastic improvement this season and are poised to have an even better season in 2017, but that’s only if they can address several key positions either through the draft or free agency. Having said that, here’s a closer look at the Buccaneers’ greatest concerns this off-season.

Finding a No. 2 wide receiver

Aside from Mike Evans, the Bucs really don’t have a ton of weapons on offense unfortunately. With Vincent Jackson and Cecil Shorts on injured reserve and Adam Humphries being a slot receiver, the Buccaneers are in desperate need of a player that can be a reliable target for Jameis Winston and one that can also compliment Evans in order to improve their passing game in 2017. If they can find a tall, fast, and physical wideout that can catch Winston’s overthrows and possesses a height advantage of opposing defensive backs, then the Bucs will be in much better shape this season.

Roberto Aguayo’s kicking game woes

The Bucs made a pretty usual decision when they traded up 15 slots in the second round to draft Roberto Aguayo. Since then, fans have spent months debating whether or not GM Jason Licht and the franchise made the right decision in drafting him after he struggled throughout his entire rookie campaign. The Bucs finished the 2016 season last in field goal percentage, connecting on just 71 percent. Coach Koetter said at the end of the season that the Buccaneers would bring in competition for Agauyo which they have. This means it’s crucial for the Florida State product to work through his kicking game woes this off-season if he wants to keep his job.

Doug Martin and the running back situation

With Doug Martin set to miss the first three games of the season and his future with the franchise being uncertain, the team may need to bring in a star-studded running back to get the ground game going early on. While Jacquizz Rodgers has shown that he can handle the workload, he can definitely use a game changer to help him out a bit, especially since Charles Sims works best as a change of pace back.

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